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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD REFECTORY

From Late Latin refectōrium, from Latin refectus refreshed.
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PRONUNCIATION OF REFECTORY

refectory  [rɪˈfɛktərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REFECTORY

noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Refectory is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REFECTORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

refectory

Refectory

A refectory is a dining room, especially in monasteries, boarding schools, and academic institutions. One of the places the term is most often used today is in graduate seminaries. It derives from the Latin reficere "to remake or restore," via Late Latin refectorium, which means "a place one goes to be restored."...

Definition of refectory in the English dictionary

The definition of refectory in the dictionary is a communal dining hall in a religious, academic, or other institution.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REFECTORY


contradictory
ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktərɪ
correctory
kəˈrɛktərɪ
dejectory
dɪˈdʒɛktərɪ
directory
dɪˈrɛktərɪ
factory
ˈfæktərɪ
insectary
ɪnˈsɛktərɪ
introductory
ˌɪntrəˈdʌktərɪ
manufactory
ˌmænjʊˈfæktərɪ
nectary
ˈnɛktərɪ
olfactory
ɒlˈfæktərɪ
perfunctory
pəˈfʌŋktərɪ
protectory
prəˈtɛktərɪ
rectory
ˈrɛktərɪ
refractory
rɪˈfræktərɪ
satisfactory
ˌsætɪsˈfæktərɪ
sectary
ˈsɛktərɪ
self-contradictory
ˌselfkɒntrəˈdɪktərɪ
trajectory
trəˈdʒɛktərɪ
unsatisfactory
ˌʌnsætɪsˈfæktərɪ
victory
ˈvɪktərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REFECTORY

refect
refection
refectioner
refective
refectorian
refectories
refectory table
refeed
refeel
refel
refence
refer
refer to drawer
referable
referee
refereeeing
reference
reference book
reference library
reference mark

WORDS THAT END LIKE REFECTORY

bomb factory
canning factory
dairy factory
data directory
dissatisfactory
engineering factory
ex-directory
fish factory
glass factory
glove factory
history
moral victory
munitions factory
ordnance factory
Pyrrhic victory
silk factory
street directory
sugar factory
telephone directory
the Directory
web directory

Synonyms and antonyms of refectory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «refectory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REFECTORY

Find out the translation of refectory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of refectory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «refectory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

食堂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

refectorio
570 millions of speakers

English

refectory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चायख़ाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غرفة الطعام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трапезная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

refeitório
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

refectories
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réfectoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Refectories
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Refektorium
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

食堂
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구내 식당
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Refectories
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nơi ăn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

refectories
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅफे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yemekhanelerin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

refettorio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

refektarz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трапезна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trapeza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τράπεζα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eetsaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

refektorium
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

refectory
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of refectory

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REFECTORY»

The term «refectory» is normally little used and occupies the 110.169 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REFECTORY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «refectory» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «refectory» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about refectory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REFECTORY»

Discover the use of refectory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to refectory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cave Refectory Road: Monastic Rhythms for Contemporary Living
Cave, Refectory, Road explores how traditional monastic life is helping to shape a new flowering of Christian community today.
Ian Adams, 2012
2
The President of the Refectory
Jose Luis Juarez's novel The President of the Refectory is an invitation to accompany him to Clifton College, a typical English public school in the West Country of England. This journey provides an excellent opportunity for you as Mexican ...
Juarez Lopez, Jose Luis
3
A Consuetudinary of the Fourteenth Century for the Refectory ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
George William Kitchin, Priory Of St. Swithun, 2010
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The Gentleman's Magazine
On the east side of this was the chapter-house, with a line of buildings extending a considerable way beyond the refectory, being no doubt used for what we may call the domestic purposes of the Priory. This is now covered by Eflingham-strect.
‎1863
5
The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle
From the refectory we pass to the Kitchen, which is now not the least interesting object among so many as are here exhibited, aud afford gratification to those who differ in opinion from a party leaving the ruins on our entrance, who declared ...
‎1816
6
The Gentleman's Magazine (London, England)
THE annexed Plate represents a North View of the Refectory of Beaulieu Abbey in Hampshire, and the triple arches at the West eud of the Chapter- house, taken from the once cloistered quadrangle (see Plate I). When the destruction of this ...
‎1820
7
The A to Z of Renaissance Art
REFECTORY, SANTA CROCE, FLORENCE ° 359 House of Levi (Venice, Galleria dell' Accademia) for the refectory of the Dominican Monastery of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in 1573, both in Venice. See also REFECTORY, SANT' APOLLON IA, ...
Lilian H. Zirpolo, 2009
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Dark Age Bodies: Gender and Monastic Practice in the Early ...
The gender dynamics of the refectory are unmistakable: language, such as the lector's public reading of scripture, elevates monks to a masculine, spiritual arena ; the dining body moves them down into a labile, feminine register.
Lynda L. Coon, 2011
9
Domestic Settings: Sources on Domestic Architecture and ...
Castle at Sidon which certainly would have contained the dormitory would quite probably also have contained the refectory. At Chastiau Pelerin the structure most likely to have been the refectory is what Johns called the south-west hall.30  ...
Adrian J. Boas, 2010
10
The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the ...
□f- The silver bowl, exhibited to the Society of Antiquaries in 1 829, by Mr. Amyot, their Treasurer, by permission of the possessor, Andrew Fountaine, Esq., was a striking example of these refectory vessels : it bore the inscription " Ciphus ...
Edward Cave, John Nichols, 1832

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REFECTORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term refectory is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Massimo Bottura's Pope Francis-Approved Refectory, and Recipe to …
The contemporary refectory in the heart of the city's under-resourced Greco neighborhood will host a coterie of Bottura's most charitable colleagues, beginning ... «New York Times, May 15»
2
Earth Week plants seeds of change
A mozzarella stretching demonstration from Narragansett Creamery took place at the Sharpe Refectory Wednesday as part of an Earth Day dinner that ... «The Brown Daily Herald, Apr 15»
3
Cool spaces: Inside The Refectory's wine cellar
For an interview, he sits in the Refectory's dramatic original wine cellar, under ... Kamal (Boulos, the Refectory's owner since 1991) brought me down here and ... «Columbus Crave, Mar 15»
4
Bar review: Northern Monk Refectory
Etched glass gives visitors a view onto the gleaming steel vessels of the brewhouse before they climb the iron staircase to the 'Grub and Grog' Refectory, ... «Yorkshire Evening Post, Feb 15»
5
Talks underway for Ratty renovation
The Sharpe Refectory is set to receive several upgrades as part of campus planning efforts outlined in President Christina Paxson's P'19 strategic plan, but a ... «The Brown Daily Herald, Jan 15»
6
Refectory is 20 years old
Dewsbury Minster refectory is 20 years old. Nathan Hunter / Jill Johnson / Kevin Partington / Elaine Margrave / Marise Purdy and Alison Margrave. (D552B503). «Spenborough Guardian, Jan 15»
7
Restaurant review: Northern Monk Refectory, Leeds
Though fundamentally a base for its brewery, which covers the ground floor and will churn out thousands of litres of craft ale a year, it also has a refectory and ... «Yorkshire Evening Post, Dec 14»
8
Crave 10: #4 – The Refectory
His knack for making us smile with every dish, paired with an exceptional wine list and attentive service, breaks The Refectory's stuffy stereotype. The Refectory ... «Columbus Crave, Nov 14»
9
New York Fashion Week: Billy Reid marches out the soft parade
The Billy Reid spring and summer 2015 menswear collection that came down the catwalk in the Refectory of the High Line Hotel here Saturday was a softer take ... «Los Angeles Times, Sep 14»
10
Cafe de Novo replaces student favorite Law Refectory
Although some members of the community expressed disappointment over the University's decision not to renew Refectory's contract, Cafe de Novo has had a ... «Duke Chronicle, Aug 14»

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